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Anti-Colonial Global Scholarship

Contexts, Perspectives, and Debates

Available open access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This volume brings together global scholars contributing to anti-colonial scholarship. It creates a dynamic conversation between anti-colonial perspectives and global social theory, inspiring readers to rethink social sciences in a global context.

Bristol Uni Press

Former Prime Ministers in Japan

Power, Influence and the Role of Informal Politics

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Examining both pre-war and post-war Japan, this book investigates what Japanese prime ministers have done after stepping down from office and what influence they have continued to exert.

Bristol Uni Press

Navigating Societal Change through Design

Leading Missions for a Prosperous Future

This book interconnects a group of diverse, but overlapping, professional domains – futures design, mission-oriented innovation, system innovation and leadership – to encourage a new, heightened awareness of systemic change that can lead to societal transformation and a sustainable future.

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White Privilege

The myth of a post-racial society

How and why do those from black and minority ethnic communities continue to be marginalised? Kalwant Bhopal explores how changing social, economic and political circumstances have increased, rather than decreased, racial discrimination in both the UK and USA.

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Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse

Current Understandings in Research, Policy and Practice

Since the first edition of Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse, there has been a huge increase in media, research, policy and practice interest on the topic. This second edition explores the impact on individuals, families and communities, extending the field to include neurodiversity, kinship care, adult-aged perpetrators and fatal violence.

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Magic Misoprostol

Reproductive Justice and Abortion Liberation in Latin America

This book develops three conceptual lenses around abortion access: reproductive justice, mobility politics and geographies of knowledge to tell the story of the success of the misoprostol pill. The book demonstrates how misoprostol, and the people who have mobilized it, has transformed abortion safety, knowledge and practices with global effects.

Bristol Uni Press

Social Workers in Political Office

A Comparative Perspective on Recruitment, Career Patterns and Social Advocacy

The first book to provide systematic and comparative empirical insights into a major way that social workers engage with policy – by holding elected office – this book analyses how and why social workers engage in electoral politics in liberal democracies.

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The Green Handprint at Work

How to Be an Employee Activist for Sustainability

This book shows how to drive sustainability within your company, turning your passion into action. Packed with strategies and tools, it empowers you to navigate power dynamics, build alliances and lead change, equipping you to create lasting sustainability transitions from the inside out.

Bristol Uni Press

Just Climate Futures

Integrating Social Inclusion Into the Net Zero Transition

This book takes a deep dive into the ways families and communities are, or could be, impacted by transition to Net Zero and provides a practical roadmap towards a truly just transition.

Bristol Uni Press

Ageing Equitably with Care

Power, Policy, Practice

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. What does it mean to age in a world shaped by inequity? This book explores the challenges faced by marginalized older adults and their carers in high-income countries—offering insights for policy and actionable steps for inclusive ageing futures.

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Governing Nature and the Making of World Order

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book explores how recognition and governance of the environmental issues facing our planet is transforming local and global politics and governance.

Bristol Uni Press

Supporting Young Children’s Participation in Child Welfare

European Perspectives

How do we better involve young children in the decision-making of their own social care? This book, developed from the Erasmus Plus-funded PANDA project, explores the development of knowledge and resources to educate and support social workers in their collaboration with children aged 12 and under.

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